Don't Americans realise that the English they speak and spell is a poor copy of the original?

I get tired of those semi-intellectuals who want me to put "z" where an "s" should go, or spell words with out the 'u'.

I hope they get a grip and realise that their corrupted version of English (from England not North America) is not the only form of the language.

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Picklebobble · 56-60, M

Language is evolutionary in it's existence.
What once began as a series of different languages based on regional dialects has developed and changed as time has worn on.
The Romans the Picts and the Celts all had different languages that have helped shape what may or may not have been the original olde English.
Invasion by Romans; Irish; Welsh; Vikings etc will all have helped shape it in one form or another.
Slavery too will have added another dimension.
Americanisms, for want of a better term. Probably didnt really affect the language until the invention of cinema sound !
Until then the only time one might have heard the American voice would be by way of radio !
Then the mid '40's when U.S. airmen were being deployed in the U.K. They will have brought their influence to one degree or another.!
Since then of course, so much popular culture has come from America it's no wonder it has infiltrated the language and altered/changed/corrupted (pick your own choice of words !) much of what we hear today.